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Motorola XOOM Pre-Order Page Goes Up at Best Buy with $1199 Price Tag (Updated)

Kellen February 13, 2011 152

The Motorola XOOM site has gone live at BestBuy.com/Xoom and the world has officially come to an end, or at least that's what my inbox is telling me. The device is showing a price of $1199 and as far as I know, it's not a mistake, at least for now. Our...

Matt Demers February 12, 2011 11

If you're familiar with my game reviews, you'll know that I'm not a fan of anything that tries to make precision movements with on-screen buttons work. They tend to be ill-advised affairs, and a frustrating time for all. Something about buttons that aren't...

Matt Demers February 12, 2011 21

I'm a big fan of puzzle games on my phone for two reasons: usually they're quite easy to pick up, and they tend to be easy on my aging Droid's poor processor. Accessibility is key for Android games, and puzzlers seem to be one of the few genres that can...

Kellen February 12, 2011 42

It looks like the final RUU for the HTC Thunderbolt has been leaked just 12 days before the phone is supposed to hit stores. We've seen at least two of these since the phone was announced at CES (here and here), so you might as well grab this one for your...

Kellen February 11, 2011 144

Best Buy is really starting to gear up for the launch of the Motorola XOOM. We received confirmation earlier that it will be priced at $799 and that at least a 1-month data plan will be required to unlock WiFi on it, but that's not all. For those of you...

Matt Demers February 11, 2011 28

Earlier I had some people over on my RedWall review ask me what clock widget app I was using, so I thought I'd oblige that. This awesome clock is called the BobClockD3, and it comes to us from the fine people over at the XDA forums. The widget draws ...

Kellen February 11, 2011 9

If you are a Sports Illustrated subscriber then you may want to head to the Android Market now and download the official app that launched today. Both digital and print subscribers should have access to it, but those would be the only people. Magazines still...

Kellen February 11, 2011 183

In next Sunday's Best Buy ad (February 20th), we already found out that the HTC Thunderbolt would be $249 on 2-year contract and $749 at full retail, but what about the Motorola XOOM? We had seen a price of $799 a couple of weeks back and also heard that a 1-...

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Kellen March 3, 2026 183

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Kellen March 3, 2026 183

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Motorola XOOM Pre-Order Page Goes Up at Best Buy with $1199 Price Tag (Updated)

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